Recently, certaininternational media reported alleged forced Uyghur labor in Chinese aquaticproduct processing plants, citing information from a report by The Outlaw OceanProject. The report, without any factualbasis, speculates that employing Uyghur workers is equivalent to forced laborand encourages companies in the U.S. and E.U. to boycott seafoods from related Chineseprocessing plants which have been falsely alleged. This is highly irresponsible！Thecontinuous spread of the news has resulted in some buyers ceasing shipmentsfrom Chinese processing plants. This not only directly jeopardizes the normaloperation of Chinese processing plants, affecting the interests of partners,but also severely disrupts the global seafood supply chain.
The Chinaaquatic products processing industry is closely monitoring the situation andhas conducted prompt investigations into the Chinese companies mentioned,finding no evidence of forced labor. It is noted that workers from all ethnic groups work inthe same conditions, enjoy equal rights and equal pay for equal work.
We, theChina Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance (CAPPMA), declare thatChinese aquatic product processing enterprises consistently adhere to the LaborLaw of the People's Republic of China and strictly follow the auditrequirements of international third parties for safeguarding workers' rights andinterests. Workers of all ethnic groups enjoya range of labor rights, including equal employment opportunities, the freedomto choose their profession, fair compensation, and access to vocational skillstraining. These principles also apply toemployees in aquatic product processing enterprises.
The Chineseaquatic products processing industry maintains an open, fair, and transparentstance and welcomes organizations and media truly concerned about the situationof Chinese aquatic products processing industry come to China for on-sitevisits. Based on facts, we hope to promptlyeliminate the impact of false allegations on the international fair-trade orderfor seafood products.